LCDR Joanna Gaines, Ph.D., Lynn Gerald, Ph.D., Trevor Hale, Jessica Randazza and Joy O'Neal were honored at the College of Arts and Sciences' annual Alumni Awards reception on Thursday, January 21 at the UAB Alumni House.
These deserving recipients, from myriad backgrounds and disciplines, are outstanding representatives of the diversity of the talent and scholarship within the College of Arts and Sciences and our vast alumni community. All five recipients spoke eloquently of their time as UAB students and the impact that their professors and peers made on their lives and careers. A few of them were able to meet with faculty and students while they were in town.
UAB College of Arts and Sciences Dean Robert Palazzo, Ph.D. (center), with the recipients of the College's 2016 Alumni Awards, from left to right: Joy O'Neal, LCDR Joanna Gaines, Ph.D., Jessica Randazza, and Trevor Hale (Not pictured: Lynn Gerald, Ph.D.).
We are so proud of them and so appreciative of the role they play as ambassadors of the College of Arts and Sciences. As with all of our successful alumni, they are examples of what our current students can achieve with hard work and focus.
Congratulations again to our honorees, and thanks to everyone who participated in the event.
2015 Alumni Award Honorees
Distinguished Alumni
Lynn Gerald, Ph.D.
Canyon Ranch Endowed Chair Professor of Health Promotion Sciences in the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, Tucson
B.S., Psychology, '90; M.S. Public Health (Epidemiology), '97; Ph.D., Medical Sociology '97
Trevor Hale
Director of Communications, Middle East and Africa, for the Ford Motor Company
B.A., Communication Studies, '92
Trailblazing Alumni
LCDR Joanna Gaines, Ph.D.
United States Public Health Service Officer, Department of Health and Human Services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M.S., Psychology, '08; Ph.D., Psychology, '10; M.S. Public Health (Health Behaviors), '10
Jessica Randazza
Head of Marketing, Nutricia Early Life Nutrition (U.S. Division), Danone
B.A., Communication Studies, '06
Alumni Service Award
Joy O'Neal
Executive Director, The Red Barn
B.A., History, '90; M.P.A., '10
